R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-66.12-3
The Rhode Island aging and disability resource center (ADRC) shall be established and operated by the department of human services, office of healthy aging in collaboration with other agencies within the executive office of health and human services. The office of healthy aging shall build on its experience in development and implementation of the current ADRC program. The ADRC is an integral part of the Rhode Island system of long-term supports and services working to promote the state's long-term system rebalancing goals by diverting persons, when appropriate, from institutional care to home and community-based services and preventing short-term institutional stays from becoming permanent through options counseling and screening for eligibility for home- and community-based services.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-66.12-3